The show is a zany comedy in which four actors play multiple roles to portray the adventures of mild-mannered Richard Hannay, who goes out for a night at the theater, meets Annabella the alluring spy, and suddenly finds himself hunted by police and secret agents in a madcap race to protect British defense secrets from being stolen by Nazi spies. (Or something like that.)

“Chaos ensues; it’s very tongue-in-cheek. There’s a little break through the fourth wall,” said March, who was busy stuffing paper towels into Silken Mist Shaper Pantyhose during our phone interview. “To find out why, you’ll have to come to the show,” he said, adding that he was having to use about a roll per leg.

John Richards plays the hapless Hannay; his wife, Leslie, portrays Annabella and two other female characters with whom Hannay sparks brief romantic interests, March said. “She is a great character actress.”

All the rest of the characters are played by Clown 1 and Clown 2, otherwise known as March and Cory Olson. “Cory and I are each doing about 13 roles,” March said. “We have a lot of different accents, not all of them male. My daughter is so excited that daddy’s going to be in drag.”

“The 39 Steps” is very much a case study in British humor, he said. “It really is quite funny, and it’s clean. It’s appropriate for all audiences. There are a couple of suggested situations, but certainly nothing you’re not going to find on prime time.”

The show is directed by Eric Browne, and Stephen Dunham is the set designer. “He’s done a brilliant job creating all these effects,” March said.